In article <130820031957462521%robert.frank@unibas.ch>,
Robert Frank <robert.frank@unibas.ch> wrote:
>I guess it's trivial, and I once knew the command to search for new
>devices while a system is running, but ...
>
>This is on solaris 8 sparc (and E450).
>
>Which commands do I use to (re)install a new network interface? The
>hardware is in place, and the device was, before the upgrade to solaris
>8, registered as hme1. During the installation of solaris 9 there was
>no cabel connected, which is why the interface wasn't configured.
>
>I'm sure this can be done without having to reboot the system.

ifconfig hme1 plumb
ifconfig hme1 <address> netmask <mask>

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